The Title V Needs Assessment for the years 2011-2015 consisted of an 18-month process that culminated in the setting of ten state priorities as focus areas to improve the health of pregnant women, mothers, infants, children, and children with...

A Report on the Status of Perinatal Health in the State of Oklahoma. In Response to the 1991 "Maternal and Child Health Care Act 63 O.S. 1991 Section 1-230."; In 1998 the Oklahoma State Department of Health priorities for perinatal health were: 1)...

The purpose of this document is to provide SoonerStart staff with information and instruction regarding IDEA, Part C requirements as well as to establish standardized operating procedures for the SoonerStart program. The procedures outlined adhere...

The Title V Needs Assessment for the years 2011-2015 consisted of an 18-month process that culminated in the setting of ten state priorities as focus areas to improve the health of pregnant women, mothers, infants, children, and children with...

The Title V Program in Oklahoma is administered by two state agencies. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) administers programs for pregnant women, mothers, infants, children and their families through the Maternal and Child Health...

The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance to health care providers, infection preventionists and laboratorians regarding the reporting of infectious diseases to the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH). The Oklahoma Disease Reporting...

These are unprecedented times for public health in Oklahoma. On June 1, 2001, the Oklahoma State Department of Health was placed “under new management” with the appointment of Dr. Leslie Beitsch as the state's Commission of Healtdh.; To assure the...

Each day the Oklahoma State Department of Health must address the challenges that are incumbent in protecting and promoting Oklahoma’s public health. This can be a daunting and unappreciated task, especially if people are confused about what public...

Public health has experienced an expansive transformation due in part to the changing epidemiology of diseases, the impact of global
diseases and their influence on local health, advancements in technology, altering population demographics, the...

The Resource Directory for Head Injury and Other Conditions was first developed by Ruth Azeredo and the Traumatic Neurologic Injury Advisory Council and other partners in 2007. The original Directory was reviewed by individuals selected for their...

Under 63 O.S., Sections 1-533 and 1-534 the following rules and regulations are established concerning the screening of all infants born in Oklahoma for the
disorders of phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism, galactosemia, sickle cell diseases...